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In a new book, the film critic Dana Stevens explores the creative genius of Buster Keaton. She is, of course, interested in Keaton’s indelible contributions to cinema, but she also sees him as a window, or better yet, a mirror of his cultural era.

In 1860, the Clotilda docked in Mobile, Alabama — the last known slave ship to land on U.S. shores. The ship's story and legacy are the subject of Descendant, a documentary screening at this year's Sundance Film Festival and the focus of our show this hour.

Utah Lake is in dire straits. At least, that’s the opinion of the company behind a massive engineering plan proposed for the lake. To save it, they say, we need to dredge it and build dozens of islands on it. Opponents say the project, rather than save Utah Lake, would likely lead to ecological disaster.

John Ford’s 1956 Western The Searchers is a masterpiece of the genre. In advance of our in-person screening the film, we'll spend this hour talking about its complex legacy.

The FX adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s 2003 book Under the Banner of Heaven premiers on Hulu this week, and we’re talking about it with its creator, Dustin Lance Black.

With the snowy months coming to a close, the question on many Utahns mind is: Will our winter snowpack pull us out of the drought?

They may not seem like much, but those humble and colorful open-air taco carts you see scattered on roadsides and in parking lots across the country, they have an important story to tell.

American historian David McCullough passed away on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022.

You’ve probably seen it on postcards, on bottles of gin or mounted on the wall in gas stations or quaint restaurants: The jackalope. Half jackrabbit, half antelope. A true icon of the American West. But why? And where does it come from?

People have known the earth is a globe for thousands of years. So, why do some contemporary conspiracy theorists still insist that our planet is flat?